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Declining, Yet Shining
This book shows how the Bible offers timeless wisdom for any age, but has special guidance for older people. Author Richard Morgan has chosen 120 Scripture readings, in tribute to Moses--recorded as living one hundred and twenty years when he died--and written a series of reflections on Bible characters whose experience of aging speaks across the centuries to us today. Author Jane Marie Thibault asks the question, Would you accept the gift of 120 years with joy and gratitude, or would you respond according to your circumstances? . . . For the first time in the history of humankind many of us may have the opportunity to live that long. We can reasonably expect that we will soon accept the gif...
Resist Tyranny
A short book about the authors' remarkable ancestor, Matthew Lyon, Congressman from Vermont, thrown into jail for criticizing then President John Adams, under the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798. The story of a young Irish immigrant who became a leader in the Republican Party of his time, a crusading newspaper editor and founder of two towns in Vermont and Kentucky. It makes history come alive in our times with warnings for us to treasure and protect our First Amendment rights.
Resisting Tyranny
Resisting Tyranny is a new book about an American Revolutionary patriot, Matthew Lyon, a Congressman from Vermont, who was thrown into jail for criticizing then President John Adams under the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798. This is the story of a young Irish immigrant who became a leader in the Republican Party of his time, a crusading newspaper editor, and the founder of a town in Vermont and another in Kentucky. His legacy makes history come alive in our time with warnings for us to treasure and protect our First Amendment rights.
Is There Life after Divorce in the Church?
Richard L. Morgan has produced a welcome resource for those of us who have been divorced and felt we were beyond the pale of the Christian community. It is true that Jesus speaks against divorce, but it is also true that some New Testament scholars believe he was speaking to protect the rights of the oppressed under ancient law -- the oppressed being women. On the other hand, divorce is a painful experience that impacts over half of those who married. It cannot be ignored by religious leaders (some of whom themselves may be divorced). If we believe in acknowledging sin without casting the sinner out, we need to find ways of healing in churches. I always reminded myself in giving sermons that...
Meditations for the Grieving
"Richard Morgan equally blends Scripture, poetry, and prayer in ways that resonate with the souls of those who grieve. Pastors will find Meditations for the Grieving to be a valuable gift for those who are walking through the shadows of death. Additionally, Morgan provides a welcome resource for anyone who seeks to better understand the depths of our journey and welcome hope of a Word that provides light unto our path.'' --Dr. Donovan Drake, Senior Pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Nashville, TN "I lost my grandfather and then my father within nine days of each other. People said many things to try to help ease the pain, and the pain of those around me. In spite of good intentions, wo...
Light of Setting Suns
"Each meditation will have biblical readings, reflections, and meditations by the author. The book has four major divisions: (1) Reaching Ninety, (2) Becoming Oneself at Ninety, (3) Relating to Others at Ninety, and (4) Claiming the Mystery at Ninety. Each division of the book will contain stories of people ninety years and older who have remained vital and spiritually alive. It also focuses on the author's own experience at being ninety years of age. That includes developing a vital selfhood, meaningful relationships to adult children, and caregivers, and deepening the life of the Spirit through prayer and meditation. The reader will learn what physical and spiritual deterioration the "old old" face and how a living faith can transform these losses into gains. In fact, our spiritual potential comes about by not ignoring these challenged but by working through them. The book shows how to discover wellness in years of decline and how these years may be unexpectedly rich and meaningful. The great temptations of being very old are to whine, to recline, or decline. This book offers another possibility: to shine with the Spirit"--
Psychology of Death and Dying
Sooner or later each one of us faces death, our own or others we care about. And yet, few take time beforehand to think about these endings, and in the process may lose the wisdom of the ages that comes after facing death. Perhaps this explains why when Plato was asked to summarize his philosophy he reportedly said: Practice dying. He understood that dying is what each one of us does throughout our lives, whether it is leaving home the first time to go to school or departing from this planet when our lives end. If we learn how to die--to let go and get our egos out of the way--we will have gained wisdom about how best to live. This brief yet comprehensive book deals not only with the philoso...
In the Shadow of Grace
"Inevitably there comes a crisis, sooner or later . . . in which we are brought to the appalling sense of our own . . . weakness. That is a great hour." -- G. Campbell Morgan G. Campbell Morgan's life was one of passion and devotion to teaching God's Word. He had a vital ministry that touched both sides of the Atlantic, and his meditations on Scripture were both well known and sought after. In the Shadow of Grace brings together some of G. Campbell Morgan's unpublished writings on dealing with confrontation in life with real events in his own life. Covering subjects from shattered dreams to the deaths of friends and family, rejection to facing the end of life, this tender and hopeful book will encourage you in your own difficulties and strengthen you to face trials with courage and fortitude.
Autumn Wisdom
"Compelling . . . a rare find . . . a very special gift. This book of growing older stories is must reading for all ages, especially older adults. Written in fascinating style, these stories can do more to combat ageism than any book I have read in recent years." -- Miriam Dunson, former Associate for Older Adult Ministry, Presbyterian Church (USA) "Most older people we have known may not have made the history books, but they have made the history--of our families, our churches, our communities, our nations. Richard Morgan teaches us to once again listen to the stories of our elders because they are our history, our real history. Morgan helps us see--through the stories and words of those be...
Dear Brothers, With Leader’s Guide
Sooner or later every person faces questions about death and whether there is anything beyond it. This little book consists of personal and sometime private letters between three brothers who realize their own lives may soon come to an end. The wisdom they offer is not only for their own families and friends left behind, but for others who have faced the loss of loved ones. Writing from different religious perspectives, the letters are nonetheless spiritual in the way they seek to wrest from a life lived in the face of death some wisdom for one another as well as others who have shared their struggles with life's deepest questions. When he was asked about the essence of his philosophy, Plato reportedly said, "Practice dying." These letters take his wisdom to heart in a series of heartfelt exchanges over the course of a year, concluding with each author's request for what his memorial service would be like.
